Project 2025 Tracker / What’s done, what’s next

2. Executive Office of the President · Major · Needs Congress

Enact the Regulatory Accountability Act, SMART Act, GOOD Act, and REINS Act

Not started

50 2. Executive Office of the President

“The next President should work with Congress to pass significant regulatory policy and process reforms, which could go a long way toward reining in the administrative state. Excellent examples of such legislation include the Regulatory Accountability Act, SMART Act, GOOD Act, Early Participation in Regulations Act, Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act, and REINS Act.”

What has happened

  1. Not started

    None of the named bills has passed either chamber in the 119th Congress; the House-passed reconciliation bill (H.R. 1) did not carry REINS Act text, and the enacted law does not either.

    No action found yet. This entry is the starting point, not a finding.

Research log

What was searched, and what didn’t count as evidence

Research notes

  • Searched: Federal Register presidential documents since 2025-01-20 for “REINS”, “Regulatory Accountability Act”; govinfo full text of H.R. 1 as engrossed (BILLS-119hr1eh) and as enrolled (BILLS-119hr1enr) for “Executive in Need of Scrutiny” — no match in either (the only hits for “REINS” are “REINSTATE”). Off-allowlist lead: Ballotpedia records REINS Act reintroductions in the House (2025-01-03) and Senate (2025-02-06); introduction by a member is not an administration action and is not counted.
  • congress.gov search pages refuse automated fetches; a human can confirm bill numbers and committee status there.
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